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Chesterfield road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Chesterfield in 1980, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1979 (395), and casualties rose from 472.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,882 collisions in Chesterfield.

Collisions in 1980
426
Up 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
524
Up 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chesterfield in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Chesterfield in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Chesterfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious10926%
  • Slight30973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious12824%
  • Slight38874%

Chesterfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chesterfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 426 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 426, up 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025144180
2024133163
2023163195
2022157198
2021146192
2020103145
2019138182
2018132172
2017146198
2016184256
2015194264
2014195243
2013212279
2012238323
2011256363
2010263348
2009286353
2008326440
2007291387
2006305407
2005357479
2004354532
2003379532
2002357501
2001383530
2000394567
1999395538
1998418570
1997360518
1996355512
1995331452
1994345489
1993322441
1992347472
1991376504
1990387516
1989368505
1988369479
1987336410
1986308388
1985313380
1984329392
1983361437
1982408517
1981397485
1980426524
1979395472

When and where crashes happen in Chesterfield in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.1%)
  • February31 (7.3%)
  • March27 (6.3%)
  • April30 (7%)
  • May36 (8.5%)
  • June35 (8.2%)
  • July40 (9.4%)
  • August34 (8%)
  • September38 (8.9%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November41 (9.6%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (64%)
  • Wet or damp143 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph352 (83%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chesterfield in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (25%)
  • Pedestrian113 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20137 (26%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3555 (10%)
  • 36 to 4531 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (48%)
  • Passenger157 (30%)
  • Pedestrian113 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (58%)
  • Motorcycle130 (19%)
  • Bus or coach66 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chesterfield in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Chesterfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chesterfield ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chesterfield had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1980.

Collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chesterfield with the most crashes in 1980

The A619 had the most collisions in Chesterfield in 1980: 93, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chesterfield, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61993121424
2ndA615667010
3rdA632192516
4thB6052141606
5thB6051131805
6thB605091206
7thM191302
8thB60574601
9thB61504500
10thA6173301
11thB60393300
12thB60382200
13thB60532602
14thA6231101

Towns in Chesterfield: crashes in 1980

Chesterfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 284.

Postcode districts in Chesterfield: crashes in 1980

S40 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chesterfield in 1980: 155.

Latest crashes in Chesterfield in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Chesterfield in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Chesterfield road accidents in other years